N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Quotes

Theater actors like to change character roles. They don't like to always do the same thing.

The whole acting thing is a buffet. One, in terms of role choice and movie choice, I like to do lots of different things, and I think that's the whole fun of it. But I also see it as a buffet in terms of the character.

I want to continually play characters that speak to me, but also are different than what I've just done.

My dream as an actor growing up was always to challenge myself to different genres, different roles, and it's actually rare that an actor's given that opportunity to do that.

I don't mind playing bad guys, but I love having the opportunity to play all different types of characters.

My main goal, when I started acting, was to show as much versatility as possible because I like playing diverse roles.

I've always looked for roles that are different. I've tried to continue to challenge myself as an actor and work in varying styles of films.

My main agenda as an actor is just to spend time with my characters - I am really glad that the roles being offered to me is very versatile.

I think any actor hopes to have variety and range in what they do. Everybody has a certain range, so you take on roles to expand that the best you can... See things a little differently and whatnot.

For me, I'm always looking for the opportunity for a character that challenges me and lets me play two for the price of one.

I admire actors that consistently challenge themselves and play a wide range of different roles. Every actor has a reason for being an actor... it's boring to play the same person over and over again. People like Daniel Day Lewis, who completely transform time and time again, I look up to.

As far as the lack of hits goes, I think perhaps it's because I've played a lot of different roles and have not created a persona that the public can latch on to. I have played everything from psychopathic killers to romantic leading men, and in picking such diverse roles I have avoided typecasting.

Every actor wants to be everybody - play all the roles.

I want to do roles that will challenge me. I'm definitely interested in period pieces. But I definitely don't want to limit myself. I'm very open to different roles.

It's really kind of a luxury for an actor to have the opportunity to show such different types of characters. I actually left 'Cowboys & Aliens' and went straight into 'The Change-Up.' It was kind of a funny change of pace.

You do 'New Girl,' you play a character like Schmidt, you crave as an actor afterwards to just do something different.

For me, as an actor, it is brilliant that I can do both song-dance films and also something like 'NH10.' It is versatility which every actor aspires.

I'd hate to lose the character actress part of me, because, by God, the parts are much more interesting.

As far as I'm concerned... there's a side to an actor that wants to go on and play a thousand different roles.

It's a blessing that I get to play such diverse roles.

I have played various kinds of roles. There are various territories that I have explored as an actor.

My priority as an actor is just to be doing different kinds of roles. I say no to anything I have done before.

One of the amazing things about acting now is that you can try different things and have choices.

I will try to bring variety in my roles.

Every role I have in my kitty is different. None of them resemble the roles I have played in my earlier films.